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draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

just took the kids ot go see this, it was awesome. At first I was annoyed at paying the extra $3.50 per person for 3D but it didn't hurt the movie and you could say some things warranted 3D. I usually find 3D an annoying distraction but The claustrophobic environment of space vehicles in general were really conveyed well with 3D. I wish I had gone to an Imax, but I think that's like $15. per person?
If you go, go to matinee or any time where your most likely to get a small (quiet) audience. This is NOT your typical loud, crashing booming movie, I think that's why I liked it. They took a huge chance to try and present something as accurately as possible and it really payed off. There is no sound in space, so a quiet environment is really important to complete the experience they're conveying.
I'm thinking Oscar on this one, at least for best picture, or best cinematography if not best actress.

Might go catch Enders game tomorrow, read the book in high school and again about a year ago, weird coincidence but good timing.

CIR Engineering · Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 10:18 pm Post subject:

I'm looking forward to both movies, but not until I can buy the BD' and watch them in my theater Wink

craigr

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

mp20748 · Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:13 pm Post subject:

I knew when I saw "3D" on this page, Craig would have stopped in by now.. Very Happy

nuttall_chris · Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 8:28 pm Post subject:

The Enders Game movie was a big disappointment after reading the books....

ecrabb

jeffslife · Joined: 17 Apr 2010 Posts: 4190 Location: ohio usa

I saw it in IMAX 3D when it opened. Hard to beat Imax. All I can say is WOW !

gjaky · Joined: 05 Jun 2010 Posts: 2802 Location: Budapest, Hungary

I just saw this in digital IMAX 3D and was somewhat disappointed (by the projection at least) we were in the dead center of the 4th row, and the pixels were quite noticeable, the motion was terrible, and one of projector's was clearly out of convergence. Though the sound was kick-ass and the 3D was good as well. For the movie: It was ok, except for one major trip, but oh well it's Hollywood Smile

But now I really appreciate my CRT even if it's only a NEC PG xtra. Smile

CIR Engineering · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:15 pm Post subject:

nettwerkjohn · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:53 am Post subject:

we just watched gravity. wish sandra bullock had been hit with debris along with cloony at the beginning. the end, 13 minutes in. save all the long drawn out piffle. was seriously expecting some hobbits to be on the chinese space station, it so reminded me of peter (i'm gonna make 358 hour movies) jacksons meandering, pointless, turds of late.

CIR Engineering · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:35 pm Post subject:

I watched Gravity at home a couple weeks ago and then again last night with the wife and a friend. We all thought it was really awesome. I think it's sure a movie that should be watched in 3D. It was the first 3D movie ever for our friend and she loved it.

craigr

ecrabb · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:07 pm Post subject:

Can't wait to watch this one! It's been driving me crazy for two weeks, available for purchase, but not for rent. Definitely watching this week!

SC

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

Ron W · Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 860 Location: Mississauga

Got the movie yesterday and watched it last night, part of it in 3D. Very impressive and if nothing else, if they don't win at least the best special effects, I will be very surprised. They apparently used a cutting edge system that had never been used before to simulate weightlessness, almost like "puppets on strings" and by far, the most realistic that I have ever seen in a space movie. A relatively simple story, however, Sandra Bullock was great and, in my opinion, it's worth buying just for the action, sound and visuals alone.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 5:12 pm Post subject:

How did the weightless scenes compare to Apollo 13?

Ron W · Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 860 Location: Mississauga

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:25 pm Post subject:

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

I built a device that flew on the Comet about 10 years ago. Not something I would ride on, I get car sick, this thing does 40 Parabolas (porpoise dives), in one flight. They have a Doctor on board because Some people get so sick the doc. just gives them drugs and sends them to the back of the plane, where presumably the motions are less.
I've read that weightlessness is even worse, some people are so sick it incapacitates them.

ecrabb · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 4:59 pm Post subject:

SPOILER ALERT - DO NOT READ THE SMALL TEXT IN THIS POST IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE

Well, we watched it last night. I wasn't nearly as impressed as I hoped. Based on the descriptions, I was expecting something like Moon, Sunshine, or Oblivion. It wasn't bad, but I didn't like it as much as any of those other sci-fi films.

First, the good:
The music and sound editing were very good. The opening sequence and early part of the film were excellent in this regard. The only thing that ever bugged me was when they had Clooney playing his country song over the comm, then also laid the soundtrack music over the top simultaneously. Made me want to stab my ears to make it stop. I'm pretty sensitive, though. Otherwise, the audio was excellent. Nicely done.

The visual effects were absolutely gorgeous. Rich and colorful. Crazy, super-sharp. Most of the physics in the collisions, particle destruction… Excellent. Nothing at all negative to say. Beautifully done.

Now, the negative:
I felt like they "Hollywooded" it - totally unnecessarily. The one scene that really took me out of the story and ruined it for me was Clooney cutting himself loose because there was some magical gravitational force pulling on him, but somehow not pulling on anything else. Why do they have to do stuff like that? Why the contrived melodrama for something that is plenty dramatic on its own. It's a pivotal moment in the movie. I get the metaphor… But, just have their hands miss, and he floats away slowly. That would have been more excruciatingly dramatic than the tangled parachute cords and bravado.

Next, the actors. I think for stories like this, the producers really do themselves a disservice using big names like Clooney and Sandra Bullock. I like both those actors, but for stories like this, where I want full immersion and suspension of disbelief, I keep seeing George Clooney and Sandy Bullock - not their characters. Takes me out of the story.

Overall, not a bad film, but not great. I give it a B-minus, and only because of the beautiful effects. If it wouldn't have been for the effects, I would have given it a C.

Definitely worth watching, but not nearly as good as it could have been.

SC